dandelion greens fresh from our yard.

with spring's arrival, i have been thinking a little about the act of foraging...

of going into the "wild" to find food.

to most of us nowadays that sounds extremely risky, dangerous and slightly stupid.

i agree because we haven't been taught what's okay and what's not okay to consume.

we have lost the knowledge of how to forage, like we have lost many traditions and practices simply because technology has given us "better" solutions. 

well, this girl would like to learn how to forage. 

i think it's pretty amazing to be able to go into your backyard or a neighboring field and pick food for your table.

so far the only thing i know to forage is dandelion greens. 

i am working on learning more and would ideally love to take a class somewhere, someday, to learn more about foraging in virginia.

but whatever i choose to do, i will definitely approach foraging as something to do with the utmost care and 

with training received from the experts.

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in the meantime i picked up a little book at the library entitled Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants.

i have also stumbled upon some interesting websites that talk about foraging...this one in particular.

even martha had an article on foraging in her magazine last august.